Papers Presented to the 2000 Annual General Meeting
University of Victoria
May 5-6, 2000
Final Programme
FRIDAY MAY 5, 2000
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Friday, May 5, 8:00-8:45
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Registration
Rm Classroom Building Lobby
University of Victoria
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Friday, May 5, 8:45-9:00
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A0 University of Victoria President’s Welcome
Dr. David Strong, FRSC,
President and Vice-Chancellor,
University of Victoria
Rm CRB C103
Classroom Building
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Friday, May 5 9:00-10:30
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A1 BCPSA I
Rm CRB C108
Canadian Politics: Political Parties
Chair: C. Kukucha ( Christopher_Kukucha@Douglas.BC.CA) (Douglas)
Discussants: K. Brownsey ( brownsey@ivoodoo.net) (Mt. Royal)
J. Hiemstra (jhiemstra@KingsU.ab.ca) (Kings) -Why Canada Failed to Develop Confessional Parties: A Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Explanations
W. Cross ( wcross@mta.ca) (Mt. Allison) – The Professionalization of the Canadian Campaign Industry and Its Influence on the Party System
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Friday, May 5 9:00-10:30
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A2 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session I
Rm C126
Comparative Politics:
European Integration and Nationalism
Chair: S. Phillips ( sphillips@langara.bc.ca) (Langara)
Discussant: O. Schmidtke ( oliver@uvic.ca ) (UVIC)
M. Molchanov ( molchan@uvic.ca) (UVIC) – Nationalizing Policies in Ukraine: a post-colonial syndrome or a matter of expediency?
C. Benedetti (cbenedet@netcom.ca) (McMaster) – Legitimacy and Democracy in the European Union: Challenges for Integration in the 21st Century
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Friday, May 5 9:00-10:30
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A3 BCPSA II
See A1
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Friday, May 5 10:45-12:15
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A4 BCPSA III
Rm C126
Political Economy:
Globalization and Primary Industries
Chair: M. Howlett ( howlett@sfu.ca) (SFU)
Discussant: J. Wilson ( jwilson@uvic.ca ) (UVIC)
P. Ropke ( ropke@interchange.ubc.ca) (UBC) – Transnational Corporations, Federalism and the Marketing of Prairie Wheat
A. Netherton ( anethert@sfu.ca) (SFU) – Globalization of Canadian Hydro Politics
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Friday, May 5 10:45-12:15
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A5 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session II
Rm C116
Political Theory: Classics
Chair: D. Cook ( decook@cariboo.bc.ca) (UCC)
Discussant: T. Kading (tkading@cariboo.bc.ca) (UCC)
D. Nesbitt ( nesbittd@mail.sprint.ca) (Douglas) – T.H. Green and the Hegel Connection
S. Pash ( uq558@victoria.tc.ca) (Toronto) – Machiavelli on Language
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Friday, May 5 10:45-12:15
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A6 BCPSA IV
Rm C108
Comparative Politics:
Party Preferences and Electoral System Change
Chair: W. Cross ( wcross@mta.ca) (Mt. Alison)
Discussant: N. Loenen ( nloenen@netcom.ca) (ex-MLA)
A. Sayers ( asayers@ucalgary.ca) (Calgary), C. Sharman ( csharman@cyllene.uwa.edu.au) (UWA), A. Miragliotta (UWA) ( nmiragli@cyllene.uwa.edu.au) – Trading Party Preferences: The Australian Experience of Preferential Voting
A. Siaroff ( alan.siaroff@uleth.ca) (Lethbridge) – Spurious Majorities, Electoral Systems, and Electoral System Change
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Friday, May 5 12:15-1:30
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Dean’s Lunch – Caddies Club (Commons Building)
Host – UVIC Faculty of Social Science
Introduction – Norman Ruff (UVIC and BCPSA)
Welcome – John Schofield, Dean of Social Sciences (UVIC)
Lifetime Honorary Membership Award – Neil Swainson (UVIC)
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Friday, May 5 1:30-3:15
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A7 BCPSA V
Rm C116
International Relations: International Organizations
Chair: D. Ross ( douglasr@sfu.ca) (SFU)
Discussant: M. Webb ( mwebb@UVic.CA ) (UVIC)
G. Smith ( gordonssmith@home.com ) (UVIC) – Altered States Globalization, Sovereignty, and Governance
M. Fabry ( mfabry@interchange.ubc.ca) (UBC) – International Norms Regarding Territory and the Wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Friday, May 5 1:30-3:15
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A8 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session III
Rm C108
Public Politics: Canadian Social Policy
Chair: J. Rayner jdrayner@home.com) (Malaspina)
Discussant: J. Boase (jandjboase@telus.net) (Windsor)
S. Phillips (sphillips@langara.bc.ca) (Langara) – The Demise of Universality: The Politics of Federal Income Security in Canada 1978-1993
B. Arneil ( arneil@interchange.ubc.ca ) (UBC) and O. Hankivsky (olena@interchange.ubc.ca) (UBC) – A Preliminary Examination of Social Union Framework Agreement in the context of the Federal Children’s and Health agendas
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Friday, May 5 1:30-3:15
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A9 BCPSA VI
Rm C114
Political Theory:
Methods and Methodology in Comparative
and Policy Research
Chair: A. Shadrack ( ashadra@pop.kin.bc.ca) (Selkirk)
Discussant: A. Michalos ( michalos@unbc.ca) (UNBC)
A. Migone ( amigone@sfu.ca) (SFU) – Synoptic and Incremental Decision-Making: A Rational Expectations Critique
R. Williams ( russell_williams@sfu.ca ) (SFU) – Symbol and Strategy in Comparative Politics
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Friday, May 5 3:30-5:15
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A10 BCPSA VII
Rm C108
Canadian Politics:
Parliaments and Procedures
Chair: D. Winchester ( dwinches@capcollege.bc.ca ) (Capilano)
Discussants: T. Morley ( jtmorley@negotiated.com ) (UVIC)
S. Farson ( farson@sfu.ca) (SFU)- Parliament and Its Servants: Their Role in Scrutinizing Canadian intelligence
C. Garner ( christopher.garner@nuffield.oxford.ac.uk) (OXON) – Confused Signals: Party Voting on Private Members Bill
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Friday, May 5 3:30-5:15
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A11 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session IV
Rm C116
Provincial Politics Roundtable:
BC Legislative, Electoral and Partisan Reform
Chair: N. Ruff ( nruff@uvic.ca) (UVIC)
Participants:
G. Abbott ( George.Abbott.MLA@leg.bc.ca) (MLA)- B.C. Legislative Reform
N. Loenen ( nloenen@netcom.ca) (ex-MLA) – BC Electoral Reform
A. Shadrack (Selkirk) ( ashadra@pop.kin.bc.ca) – Green Party Prospects
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Friday, May 5 3:30-5:15
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A12 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session V
See A11
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Friday, May 5 5:30-6:30
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A13 BCPSA/UVIC Public Session
Reception (No-Host)
Graduate Student Centre
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SATURDAY MAY 6, 2000
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Saturday May 6, 8:15-9:00
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BCPSA Annual Business Meeting
Rm C114
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Saturday May 6, 9:00-12:00
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B0 British Columbia Political Science
Articulation General Meeting
Rm CRB C124
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Saturday May 6, 9:00-10:30
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B1 BCPSA VIII
Rm C116
Provincial Politics: BC
Chair: K. Brownsey ( brownsey@ivoodoo.net) (Mt. Royal)
Discussant: T. Morley ( jtmorley@negotiated.com ) (UVIC)
A. Michalos ( michalos@unbc.ca) (UNBC) and A. Zumbo (UNBC) – British Columbians’ Expectations and Attitudes Going into the Third Millennium
M. Crawford ( mchammer@technologist.com) (Athabaska) – Co-ordination of Communications and Policy Functions in the NDP Governments 1991-1999
P. Smith ( psmith@sfu.ca) (SFU) and K. Stewart (LSE) – BC Municipal Act and Municipal Electoral Reform 1991-200
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Saturday May 6, 9:00-10:30
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B2 BCPSA IX
Rm C108
Political Theory:
Gender Technology and Democracy
Chair: O. Hankivsky (olena@interchange.ubc.ca) (UBC)
UVIC Grad Students ( llutjen@UVic.CA)
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Saturday May 6, 10:45- 12:15
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B3 BCPSA X
Rm C108
Urban Politics: Policy and Governance Issues
Chair: M. Crawford ( mchammer@technologist.com) (Athabaska)
Discussant: E. Black ( blacke@golden.net) (Waterloo)
T. Evans ( terri@sfu.ca) (SFU) – An Historical Examination of Metropolitan Restructuring in Canada
A. Touralias ( atourali@sfu.ca) (SFU) – The Policy Cycle Applied to Two Canadian Municipalities with Local Smog Action Plans
S. Edwards ( sedwards@hq.marh.gov.bc.ca) (SFU) – Private-Public Partnerships in BC
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Saturday May 6, 10:45- 12:15
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B4 BCPSA XI
Rm C116
Comparative Politics:
Electoral Politics U.S. and Iran
Chair: P. Smith ( psmith@sfu.ca) (SFU)
Discussant: A. Sayer( asayers@ucalgary.ca) (UVIC)
K. Hill and G. Hill (hilltopub@aol.com) (RMC) – U.S. Campaigns and Elections
H. Hassan-Yari (hassan- yari-h@rmc.ca) (RMC) – Iranian Elections: from Theocracy to Democracy
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Saturday, May 6 12:15-14:00
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BC Political Science Articulation Lunch
Sponsored by Dr. David Strong, FRSC,
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Victoria
Rm Faculty Club
BC Politics Panel: Black and White with Vaughn’s Subtle
Shades Between
Edwin Black (Waterloo)
Vaughn Palmer (Vancouver Sun)
Graham White (Toronto)
Topic: Vaughn Palmer on The Joys and Perils of Covering BC Politics with a brief commentary from Ed Black and Graham White
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Saturday , May 6 14:00- 15:30
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B5 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session VI
Rm C116
Political Economy: Nafta and Sub-Nationalism
Chair: R. Williams ( russell_williams@sfu.ca ) (SFU)
Discussant: D. Alper ( alper@cc.wwu.edu )
N. Gal-Or ( noemi@kwantlen.bc.ca) (Kwantlen)- Commercial ADR for Small and Medium Size Business in Cross-Border Trade in Cascadia
C. Kukucha ( Christopher_Kukucha@Douglas.BC.CA) (Douglas) – International Trade Regimes and the Formulation of Canadian Foreign Economic Policy: The Evolving Role of the Provinces (1985- 1999)
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Saturday , May 6 14:00- 15:30
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B6 BCPSA XII
Rm C126
Public Policy: Subsystems and Subsectors
Chair: P. Whyte ( whyte@nic.bc.ca ) (North Island)
Discussant: J. Wilson ( jwilson@uvic.ca) (UVIC)
M. Howlett ( howlett@sfu.ca) (SFU) and J. Rayner ( jdrayner@home.com) (Malaspina) – Critical Sub-Sectors and Policy Dynamics
R. Lapointe ( Russell_LaPointe@bc.sympatico.ca) (SFU) – Policy Subsystems and Emergency Preparedness
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Saturday , May 6 14:00- 15:30
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B7 BCPSA XIII
Rm C130
Political Economy: Technology and Politics
Chair: B. Souder ( souder@sfu.ca) (Telus)
Discussant: L. Dobuzinskis ( dobuzins@sfu.ca) (SFU)
E. Black ( blacke@golden.net) (Waterloo) – Political Bias and Information Technologies
M. Millar ( mmiller@yorku.ca) (York) – The Politics of Domestic Technology: Machines, Ideology and Home- based Work Since the 1970s
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Saturday , May 6 15:45- 17:30
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B8 BCPSA XIV
Rm C126
Comparative Politics: East Asia
Chair: L. Elmose (lelmose@sfu.ca) (SFU)
Discussant: A. Siaroff ( alan.siaroff@uleth.ca) (Lethbridge)
W. Kwan ( kwanwy@excite.com) (Hong Kong) – The Interactions of Political Parties, Trade Unions and the Sunset Government in Hong Kong in Policy Making Process: A Case Study on Labor Legislation in 1991-1997
M. Blackburn ( henjin@uvic.ca) (UVIC) – Movements of Power and Acts of Resistance: Falun Gong and New Visions of Political and Social Movements
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Saturday , May 15 15:45- 17:30
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B9 Joint Articulation/BCPSA Session VII
Rm C108
BCPSA/Articulation:
Teaching Canadian Politics Panel
Chair: M. Meade ( meade@mala.bc.ca ) (Malaspina)
Participants:
N. Ruff ( nruff@uvic.ca) (UVIC)
D. Winchester ( dwinches@capcollege.bc.ca ) (Capilano)
C. Kukucha ( Christopher_Kukucha@Douglas.BC.CA) (Douglas)
M. Hancock (Marlene_Hancock@Douglas.BC.CA ) (Douglas)
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Saturday , May 6 15:45- 17:30
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B10 BCPSA XV
Rm C116
Political Theory: Liberalism and Rights
Chair: J. Tully ( jtully@uvic.ca) (UVIC)
Discussant: A. Eisenberg ( avigaile@uvic.ca ) (UVIC)
D. Preece ( dvpreece@sfu.ca) (SFU) – A Critique of the Persistent Inequality of Liberal Universalism
A. Heard ( aheard@sfu.ca) (SFU) – Minority Rights and Constitutional Reform in Canada
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Saturday , May 6 17:30- 18:30
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Reception (No-Host)
Faculty Club